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Top mark
1:59:30
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Sabastian Sawe
London · 2026-04-26
10th-place mark
2:01:48
gap: +138.00
100th-place mark
2:04:03
gap: +273.00
Median age, top 100
29.5 yrs
Distinct athletes
2044
6322 canonical perfs
Years contested
1967–2026
18 historical WRs
World-record progression 18 world records since 1967

Canonical list: All-time men's best marathon. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 55 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1967: 1 performance1969: 1 performance1970: 1 performance1974: 1 performance1975: 3 performances1976: 2 performances1978: 4 performances1979: 5 performances1980: 12 performances1981: 7 performances1982: 8 performances1983: 27 performances1984: 17 performances1985: 24 performances1986: 21 performances1987: 9 performances1988: 25 performances1989: 23 performances1990: 13 performances1991: 16 performances1992: 23 performances1993: 18 performances1994: 35 performances1995: 23 performances1996: 37 performances1997: 70 performances1998: 67 performances1999: 82 performances2000: 73 performances2001: 72 performances2002: 91 performances2003: 118 performances2004: 79 performances2005: 87 performances2006: 87 performances2007: 98 performances2008: 131 performances2009: 145 performances2010: 184 performances2011: 214 performances2012: 225 performances2013: 214 performances2014: 228 performances2015: 201 performances2016: 177 performances2017: 233 performances2018: 230 performances2019: 324 performances2020: 199 performances2021: 281 performances2022: 395 performances2023: 477 performances2024: 416 performances2025: 553 performances2026: 215 performances197019801990200020102020055319672026
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 2:08:34 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Derek Clayton 1969-05-30
  2. 1970s 2:09:06 πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Shigeru Soh 1978-02-05
  3. 1980s 2:06:50 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Belayneh Dinsamo 1988-04-17
  4. 1990s 2:05:42 πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ Khalid Khannouchi 1999-10-24
  5. 2000s 2:03:59 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Haile Gebrselassie 2008-09-28
  6. 2010s 2:01:39 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Eliud Kipchoge 2018-09-16
  7. 2020s 1:59:30 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Sabastian Sawe 2026-04-26
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 55
  2. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή ETH 35
  3. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ UGA 3
  4. πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL 2
  5. πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ TAN 2
  6. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA 1
  7. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GER 1
  8. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 1
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Eliud Kipchoge 8
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Amos Kipruto 5
  3. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 4
  4. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Deresa Geleta 4
  5. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Alexander Mutiso 4
  6. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Sabastian Sawe 4
  7. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Benson Kipruto 3
  8. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Sisay Lemma 3
Mark vs age 799 points